This is an article that I obtained from a Tweet from Nina Hartley. It concerns an interesting viewpoint (which I personally believe in) about mandated condom usage in porn. Here the link.
It's from a Gay viewpoint, but the author's POV is valid; porn models are adults and have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they choose to use a condom during the shooting of porn scenes.
Oddly enough, the law does NOT mandate condoms for oral sex, just for PIV and I assume anal sex. The people who drafted the law said requiring condoms during oral sex (meaning missing the cum shot) would be "beyond the pale."
However, what the author doesn't address is that this law is inherently sexist. The law would protect men, but as we have all seen in porn, the man is using a condom for the PIV or the anal sex, then he whips it off and ejaculates into the female model's mouth. She is then not protected at all from his "diseases" but he is from hers (if either of them have one. The average HIV transmission rate in the porn industry is only 2 cases per year, lower than just about anywhere.) Also the law only applies to scenes shot on location where a permit is necessary, studio scenes are exempt. This would simply limit most porn to be shot indoors on studio lots.
In my opinion, porn models KNOW the risks. They are adults and like the rest of us have the right to make their own decisions. We've all seen porn scenes where one person is using a condom and an other isn't. I assume either that man or his partner requested it. If someone request condom use during a shot, then by all means, that should be honored. But, some people in porn are already fluid bound with the person they are making a scene with, some know the status of their partners, and some simply know the status and prefer not to use a condom.
And, I wish someone would address why the "mandate" (which I don't agree with to start with) doesn't protect women during cum shots! The law is full of holes and I honestly hope it doesn't become law.
How do you feel? Please read the article first so you'll know the specifics of the law and ALL the exclusions.
It's from a Gay viewpoint, but the author's POV is valid; porn models are adults and have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they choose to use a condom during the shooting of porn scenes.
Oddly enough, the law does NOT mandate condoms for oral sex, just for PIV and I assume anal sex. The people who drafted the law said requiring condoms during oral sex (meaning missing the cum shot) would be "beyond the pale."
However, what the author doesn't address is that this law is inherently sexist. The law would protect men, but as we have all seen in porn, the man is using a condom for the PIV or the anal sex, then he whips it off and ejaculates into the female model's mouth. She is then not protected at all from his "diseases" but he is from hers (if either of them have one. The average HIV transmission rate in the porn industry is only 2 cases per year, lower than just about anywhere.) Also the law only applies to scenes shot on location where a permit is necessary, studio scenes are exempt. This would simply limit most porn to be shot indoors on studio lots.
In my opinion, porn models KNOW the risks. They are adults and like the rest of us have the right to make their own decisions. We've all seen porn scenes where one person is using a condom and an other isn't. I assume either that man or his partner requested it. If someone request condom use during a shot, then by all means, that should be honored. But, some people in porn are already fluid bound with the person they are making a scene with, some know the status of their partners, and some simply know the status and prefer not to use a condom.
And, I wish someone would address why the "mandate" (which I don't agree with to start with) doesn't protect women during cum shots! The law is full of holes and I honestly hope it doesn't become law.
How do you feel? Please read the article first so you'll know the specifics of the law and ALL the exclusions.
